Quadro NVS 420 vs Radeon HD 6850

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Aggregate performance score

We've compared Radeon HD 6850 with Quadro NVS 420, including specs and performance data.

HD 6850
2010
1 GB GDDR5, 127 Watt
5.10
+1545%

HD 6850 outperforms NVS 420 by a whopping 1545% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.

Place in the ranking6251322
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.050.01
Power efficiency2.750.53
ArchitectureTeraScale 2 (2009−2015)Tesla (2006−2010)
GPU code nameBartsG98
Market segmentDesktopWorkstation
Designreferenceno data
Release date21 October 2010 (14 years ago)20 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$179 $131.43

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

HD 6850 has 10400% better value for money than NVS 420.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores9608
Core clock speedno data550 MHz
Number of transistors1,700 million210 million
Manufacturing process technology40 nm65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)127 Watt40 Watt
Texture fill rate37.204.400
Floating-point processing power1.488 TFLOPS0.0224 TFLOPS
ROPs324
TMUs488

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus supportAGPno data
InterfacePCIe 2.0 x16PCIe 1.0 x16
Length198 mmno data
Width2-slot1-slot
Supplementary power connectors1x 6-pinNone

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory typeGDDR5GDDR3
Maximum RAM amount1 GB256 MB
Memory bus width256 Bit64 Bit
Memory clock speedno data700 MHz
Memory bandwidth128.0 GB/s11.2 GB/s

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors2x DVI, 1x HDMI, 2x mini-DisplayPortNo outputs
Eyefinity+-
HDMI+-

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

CrossFire+-

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectXDirectX® 1111.1 (10_0)
Shader Model5.04.0
OpenGL4.43.3
OpenCL1.21.1
Vulkan-N/A
CUDA-1.1

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

HD 6850 5.10
+1545%
NVS 420 0.31

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

HD 6850 1964
+1537%
NVS 420 120

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.10 0.31
Recency 21 October 2010 20 January 2009
Maximum RAM amount 1 GB 256 MB
Chip lithography 40 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 127 Watt 40 Watt

HD 6850 has a 1545.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 62.5% more advanced lithography process.

NVS 420, on the other hand, has 217.5% lower power consumption.

The Radeon HD 6850 is our recommended choice as it beats the Quadro NVS 420 in performance tests.

Be aware that Radeon HD 6850 is a desktop card while Quadro NVS 420 is a workstation one.


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AMD Radeon HD 6850
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